Canada Post’s day-of-issue (March 1) announcement
[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]
Annual Flower Stamp Issue Highlights Double-Flowered Ranunculus
OTTAWA – Canada Post’s latest stamp issue welcomes spring with the lavish, rose-like blossoms of the ranunculus. The stunning plant is a favourite of florists and gardeners and a popular choice for wedding bouquets, centrepieces and containers.
[Shown on the right: The booklet pane of 10 which includes small stickers.]
Ranunculus asiaticus, the variety pictured on this year’s flower issue, is also known as Persian buttercup. Native to southwestern Asia, southern Europe and northern Africa, the plant may have arrived in northern Europe during the Crusades but was not widely cultivated until the 17th century.
While the wild ranunculus is usually yellow, cultivated blooms can be orange, red, violet or 
pink. This two-stamp issue depicts Ranunculus asiaticusas a single flower and a bouquet, in many shades of pink.
Designed by Stéphane Huot, with images by Veronique Meignaud, the stamps are available in booklets of 10 and coils of 50, as well as collectible coil strips of 4 and 10 stamps. The Official First Day Cover is cancelled in Goderich, Ontario, considered one of the prettiest towns in Canada.
[en Francais pour les médias d’information]
Une émission de timbres consacrée aux fleurs met en vedette des renoncules doubles
OTTAWA – La plus récente émission de timbres de Postes Canada annonce le printemps avec de somptueuses renoncules. Ces magnifiques fleurs semblables à des roses figurent 
parmi les fleurs préférées chez les fleuristes et dans les jardins, et elles sont populaires dans les bouquets de mariage, les centres de table et en vase.
Le Ranunculus asiaticus, la variété présentée sur les vignettes de cette année, est aussi appelée la renoncule des fleuristes. Originaire du sud-ouest de l’Asie, du sud de l’Europe et du nord de l’Afrique, la plante serait arrivée dans le nord de l’Europe pendant les croisades, mais n’est cultivée à grande échelle que depuis le XVIIe 
siècle.
Bien que la renoncule sauvage soit habituellement jaune, la fleur cultivée peut être orange, rouge, violette ou rose. Cette émission de deux timbres présente le Ranunculus asiaticus seul et en bouquet, dans une variété de teintes de rose.
Conçues par Stéphane Huot et ornées d’images de Veronique Meignaud, les vignettes sont offertes en carnets de 10, en rouleaux de 50, ainsi qu’en bandes de collection de 4 et 10 timbres provenant de rouleaux. Le pli Premier Jour officiel est oblitéré à Goderich, en Ontario, qui est considérée comme l’une des plus jolies villes canadiennes. 
From Canada Post’s Details magazine:
Once again, Canada Post welcomes spring with its annual flower issue. The 2023 stamps feature the lavish, rose-like blossoms of Ranunculus asiaticus, one of the many varieties of ranunculus that are a favourite of florists and gardeners and a popular choice for wedding bouquets, centrepieces and containers.
Native to southwestern Asia, southern Europe and northern Africa, Ranunculus asiaticus is also known as Persian buttercup. The name Ranunculus comes from the Latin words for “little frog,” since many species grow near streams – although the variety shown on the stamps is more partial to sunny hillsides and pastures. While the wild Ranunculus is usually yellow, cultivated blooms can be orange, red, violet or various shades of pink.
Designed by Stéphane Huot, with images by Veronique Meignaud, the stamps are available in booklets of 10 and coils of 50, as well as collectible coil strips of 4 and 10 stamps. The Official First Day Cover is cancelled in Goderich, Ontario, considered one of the prettiest towns in Canada.
